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ˈgɔ kigawky
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Princeton's WordNet
gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldyadjective
lacking grace in movement or posture
"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
Wiktionary
gawkyadjective
awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
Etymology: From gawk (verb or noun).
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gawky
Gawky refers to someone who is awkward, clumsy, or lacking in coordination or grace, often due to being too tall, thin or inexperienced. It can also refer to behavior that is likely to cause embarrassment or discomfort.
Webster Dictionary
Gawky
foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
gawky
A half-witted, awkward youth. Also, the shell called horse-cockle.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gawky in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gawky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of gawky in a Sentence
But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating so I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was a drizzle and she was a hurricane.
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